What is LibreTube built with?

Q: Which repos have a stack like LibreTube's?

The ones that share most of its stack: flutter/samples, microg/GmsCore, and thunderbird/thunderbird-android.

LibreTube is a Kotlin repo built with androidx.core:core, androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, androidx.activity:activity-ktx, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, and 3 more. It stores its data in androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx, reaches it with room-ktx, makes its content with coil and androidx.documentfile:documentfile, and is tested with espresso-core, junit:junit, androidx.benchmark:benchmark-macro-junit4, androidx.test.ext:junit, and androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator. It has 38,219 written lines, with 3 test files.

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Frontend

The base 3

androidx.core:core130 files
androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx61 files
androidx.activity:activity-ktx12 files

Interface 7

Google58 files
androidx.preference:preference-ktx16 files
androidx.appcompat:appcompat13 files
androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout6 files
androidx.media3:media3-ui5 files
androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout1 file
core-splashscreen

Backend

Data 1

androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx13 files

Data access 1

room-ktx

Support

The base 5

lifecycle-livedata-ktx
lifecycle-runtime-ktx
lifecycle-service
navigation-fragment-ktx
navigation-ui-ktx

Content 2

androidx.documentfile:documentfile1 file
coil

Testing 5

junit:junit5 files
androidx.benchmark:benchmark-macro-junit42 files
androidx.test.ext:junit2 files
androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator1 file
espresso-core

Tools 3

com.google.protobuf:protoc1 file
profileinstaller
room-compiler

Other 16

JetBrains
androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer13 files
androidx.media3:media3-session8 files
androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx5 files
androidx.collection:collection1 file
androidx.media3:media3-transformer1 file
coil-network-okhttp
converter-kotlinx-serialization
desugar_jdk_libs_nio
kotlinx-serialization-json
lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx
logging-interceptor

4 more

media
media3-exoplayer-dash
media3-exoplayer-hls
retrofit

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Frequently asked questions

What language is LibreTube written in?

LibreTube is written in Kotlin, with 38,219 written lines.

What framework does LibreTube use?

LibreTube is built with androidx.core:core, androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, androidx.activity:activity-ktx, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, navigation-fragment-ktx, and navigation-ui-ktx.

What database does LibreTube use?

LibreTube stores its data in androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx and reaches it with room-ktx.

Does LibreTube have tests?

Yes. LibreTube has 3 test files and is tested with espresso-core, junit:junit, androidx.benchmark:benchmark-macro-junit4, androidx.test.ext:junit, and androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator.

Which repos have a stack like LibreTube's?

The ones that share most of its stack:flutter/samples microg/GmsCore thunderbird/thunderbird-android